Output Report on ITU-D Question 4/2 -  Telecommunication/ICT equipment: Conformance and interoperability, combating counterfeiting and theft of mobile devices
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
Abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1 – ICT products to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
     1.1 Introduction
     1.2 Relevance of ICT products to society
     1.3 Socio-economic applications of ICT devices
     1.4 Adherence to recognized standards / compliance with recognized ICT standards for quality and interoperability
     1.5 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on approval procedures
Chapter 2 – Conformance and interoperability
     2.1 Introduction
     2.2 Consideration of key issues
     2.3 Technical specifications and standards
          2.3.1 Demonstration of C&I applications at national and regional levels
          2.3.2 Good practices
          2.3.3 Possible collaborative mechanisms for the establishment of joint C&I
          2.3.4 Technical cooperation
     2.4 Mutual recognition arrangements/agreements on conformity assessment
          2.4.1 What is a mutual recognition arrangement/agreement?
          2.4.2 Role of MRAs in C&I
          2.4.3 Issues related to international MRAs
     2.5 Need for a strong C&I framework
          2.5.1 Basic infrastructure for a quality C&I framework: technical standards and necessary legislative revisions
          2.5.2 Concept of federation testing
     2.6 Market surveillance
          2.6.1 Awareness for better monitoring
          2.6.2 Monitoring and cooperation
     2.7 Conformity assessment of new technologies
          2.7.1 New technological challenges
          2.7.2 Pre-compliance testing
          2.7.3 Expected impact
Chapter 3 – Combating the illegal use of devices: counterfeiting, quality defects and theft of mobile devices
     3.1 The challenge of the proliferation of counterfeit devices
     3.2 Guidelines
     3.3 Theft of mobile devices
     3.4 Problems and issues
     3.5 Country case studies
          3.5.1 Republic of Zambia
          3.5.2 Guinea
          3.5.3 Republic of Chad
          3.5.4 Sri Lanka
          3.5.5 Rwanda
Chapter 4 - Conformance and interoperability for the Internet of Things
     4.1 Introduction
     4.2 IoT ecosystem and application scenarios
          4.2.1 IoT ecosystem
          4.2.2 Application scenarios
          4.2.3 Classification of IoT devices
     4.3 IoT challenges related to C&I
     4.4 Regulation and policies for IoT products
     4.5 Compliance standards for new IoT devices
Chapter 5 – Knowledge transfer
     5.1 Introduction
     5.2 C&I training needs and opportunities
     5.3 Responses to knowledge acquisition and retention needs
     5.4 Guidelines for developing conformance and interoperability programmes
Chapter 6 – Conformance and interoperability issues: challenges, solutions and prospects
     6.1 New technologies beyond regulatory/testing procedures
     6.2 C&I for 5G
          6.2.1 Accreditation of laboratories and certification bodies for the use of 5G technologies
          6.2.2 Implementation of remote testing mechanisms based on digital metrology
     6.3 Software modifications to ICT devices after certification and their impact on existing C&I frameworks
     6.4 Effective harmonization of procedures and technical collaboration
     6.5 How to prioritize device/type-approval models while balancing user confidence with applicable regulatory actions
     6.6 C&I challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic
     6.7 How can new technologies contribute to improving the international C&I framework and the trade and use of ICT devices?
Annexes
     Annex 1: Conformance and interoperability frameworks: data by country
     Annex 2: Summary of the workshop on compliance and interoperability challenges for digital transformation
     Annex 3: Summary of the workshop on techniques designed to promote harmonization of C&I regimes
     Annex 4: List of contributions and liaison statements received on Question 4/2